Nov 17 2010

On Toxic Leadership

Category: corruption,government,Group-think,politics,society,Uncategorizedamuzikman @ 8:55 am

Much has been said here and elsewhere about various leaders, both local and global.  In particular President Obama has been in these proverbial crosshairs  concerning a variety of issues concerning his leadership since taking office.

The recent election would seem to indicate that more and more voters find Obama to be a toxic leader. But he is certainly not the only leader, good or bad, who affect the lives of the constituency under them.

Research is currently being done concerning how and why people find themselves in a workplace environment under leadership that is considered to be toxic.  If you’d like to participate in a survey related to the subject of toxic leadership as it may relate to childhood trauma please click on the following link:

http://qtrial.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_80LJ5hGHl2MPOBu


Nov 17 2010

Another difference between Republican and Democrat voters

Category: Uncategorizedharmonicminer @ 8:29 am

Rangel guilty: House ethics panel rules misconduct

New York Rep. Charles Rangel, a longtime power in the U.S. House, violated its rules with financial misconduct, brought it discredit and will be punished, fellow lawmakers sitting as jurors ruled on Tuesday.

Protesting the enduring stain on his four-decade congressional career, the 80-year-old Democrat said he was treated unfairly for “good faith mistakes.” His statement reflected the bitterness of an eight-month career slide, starting with an unrelated ethics ruling that forced him from his coveted chairmanship of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.

The conduct often cited by critics was his failure to report income to the IRS from a unit he owned in a Dominican Republic resort, showing the chairman in charge of tax legislation shortchanged the IRS.

Rangel, a founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, remains a political kingpin in New York’s famed Harlem neighborhood and is unlikely to resign. He won re-election earlier this month.

A Republican caught in what amounts to income tax evasion, especially one who is in charge of writing the rules the rest of us have to follow, would probably have been pressured to resign by fellow Republicans. He would be unlikely to be re-elected.  The media’s calls for his resignation would be frequent and stentorian.  He’d probably win a “worst person in the world award” from Keith Olbermann.

It seems that in Rangel’s district, the content of a man’s character is the last thing that matters to the voters.